Connections

Walking a tightrope between post-punk and indie pop, Connections are a band from Ohio whose music is lean, scrappy, and full of energy, with plentiful guitars and abundant melodic hooks. The group continued a long lineage of heavy-hearted Midwestern indie rock, evoking the best elements of bands like Gaunt, Guided by Voices, and My Dad Is Dead while putting their own spin on the sound with records like 2023's Cool Change. Connections were founded in 2010 by vocalist Kevin Elliott and guitarist and principal songwriter Andy Hempel. Elliott and Hempel were high school friends w...